Vocab List #1 AP English 11

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  1. salutary
    tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
  2. ruminate
    reflect deeply on a subject
    After all, readers don’t pick up self-help books just to ruminate on life’s dilemmas, but to be guided to solutions. Salon (May 13, 2013)
  3. remonstrate
    argue in protest or opposition
    Ten years they had pleaded, petitioned, remonstrated; they were uniformly answered by insult. Various
  4. contravene
    go against, as of rules and laws
  5. surfeit
    indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
  6. paroxysm
    a sudden uncontrollable attack
  7. complacent
    contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
    Leaders cannot afford to be complacent, because good times do not last forever, especially in a rapidly changing world. Forbes (Oct 29, 2012)
  8. gratification
    the act or an instance of satisfying
  9. lassitude
    a feeling of lack of interest or energy
  10. vitriolic
    harsh, bitter, or malicious in tone
  11. vapid
    lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest
  12. ignominious
    deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
  13. magnanimous
    noble and generous in spirit
  14. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  15. pugnacious
    ready and able to resort to force or violence
  16. cacophonous
    having an unpleasant sound
  17. pacific
    disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature
  18. irate
    feeling or showing extreme anger
  19. choleric
    characterized by anger
  20. euphonious
    having a pleasant sound
  21. pertinacious
    stubbornly unyielding
  22. sundry
    consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
  23. predatory
    living by preying on other animals
  24. vicarious
    suffered or done by one person as a substitute for another
  25. veritable
    not counterfeit or copied
  26. ulterior
    lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed
  27. decorous
    characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste
  28. necromancer
    one who practices magic or sorcery
  29. philatelist
    a collector and student of postage stamps
  30. epiphany
    a usually sudden insight, perception, or understanding of something
  31. diverse
    distinctly dissimilar or unlike
  32. egregious
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  33. grimace
    contort the face to indicate a certain mental state
  34. sage
    a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics
Created on Sun Aug 25 16:06:41 EDT 2013 (updated Thu Aug 29 18:55:04 EDT 2013)

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